Truck side frame



G. A. ANDERSON TRUCK -sIDE FRAME Filed Oct. 1'7. 1922 l lll/ll atto: new

Aug. 3l

l?atented Aug. 3l, v1926.

entre s'ra'resf [rear serieu.

desear A. ANDERSON, or elimineren,Mannheim, assi-anon, BY ivmsivny fissionivrnNfrs, 'Je 'run sYrrtNe'roN COMPANY, e., conronArroN or MAnYLnNn.

i TRUCK sinn snaren.

application filedv october 17, 1922. serial No. 595,094. e

lily invention relatesl to side 'trames for car trucks and has been primarily designed to provide a construction which is very strongl and still but comparatively light in weight, and in which costs incident to maintenance are reduced to a minimum. l

The principal feature ot thefinvention, generally stated, resides in forming a car truck side trame with an outer wall osheet metal andan inner wall oi' similar material, each of said walls being` formed from separate blanks or sheets united at a plurality ot points, and each havinga plurality of truck column portions, a plurality o' top arch bar portions, a. plurality ot bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions.

Particularly stated, my presentinvention has t'or an object the production of a car truck side frame -from two sheets or blanks oli metal, each olf said sheets having truck column portions, top and bottom arch bar portions, and pedestal tie bar portions, said sheets beingadapted to be abutted and united at their top edges by means cfa plurality ot transversely disposed U-shaped rivets arranged in the torm ot and constituting a continuous lacing, and also connected by longitudinal welds adjacent the respective ends of said lacing.

The invention has for a further object the provision ot means for effectivelyv unitav ine; the opposite sheets orblanlisy at a plu-` rality or' points by providing overlapping' tabs or lugs, some of which may be riveted together and others ot which maybe weldech A further object ot theinventon isy to pron vide a car truck side i'rame formed ot com# pleinentary sheet metal sections, Veach proK vided with inwardly extendingw stiilening flanges adapted to form the truclr columns, portions of the respective flanges beingabutted and welded, and other portions of said iianp'es being' overlapped and welded at the corner bends uniting' the truck columns with the spring plank seat portion. l

it still i'iurther feature of' the invention consists in providing' the lower inwardly eX- tending` ilannjesof the lower arch bar and pedestal tie bar portions ot the complementary metal sheets with spaced tabs orv lungs adapted to be fitted one upon the other and oined together by means ot rivets. the inter- 1 edi-ate portion of the inturned flanges be neath the bolster opening being` welded and spaces being lett 'intermediate said welds and overlapped' lugs whereby rain, moisture and other substances can drain through.

all still further object or the invention resides in providing overlappingv tabs or lugs with inwardly extending stiiiiening` iianges at the bott-om portion ot the top arch bars arranged over 'the journal boxes, and overlappingtabs or lugs on the pedestal tie bar portions extending` beneath the journal boxes.

There are other Vfeatures oi the invention relatingl to the particularconstruction of the parts, andthe method ot manulfacture, as will more fully Vappear hereinafter.

ln the drawings chosen t illustrate my invention, the scope whereof is pointed out in the claims Figure l. is avi-ew partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section of a car truck side trame ernbodying,` the invention, the wheels ot the truck being shown in dotted lines. Y, i

Figure 2 is a top plan View out the side trame with a portion thereof shown in horizontal section.

Figure 3 isa verticalV transverse sectional view through the side frame on the line 3.3 ot' Figure l. Y

Figure 4 is a detail transverse sectional view on line le-4; of Fig. 2 through the top arch bar portion, illustrating the U-shaped .ivc't comprising the lacing` for the sheet metal sections. Y Y l `Figure 5 `is a detail transverse sectional view `on the line 5.-5 or Figure l through the diagonal tension member or bottom arch bar.

Figigure 6 is a detail cross sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure l through the overlapped tabs or .lugs welded around the corner bend uniting' the truck columns and springr plant; seat portion. n

Fig-ure 7 is a detail view of the tab or lug formed on the truck column corner portion of one of the sheet metal planks.

igure S is a detail transverse sectional view on the line 8 8 ot Figure l through the overlapped lugs o't the pedestal tie bar portions.

Referring' to the drawings in which corresponding` reference characters designate similar parts in the several views, my improved side- :traine is formed of complementary sheet metal members or sections 1 and 2, the former constituting the inner wall 3 and the wir. J u

lli() lll) latterforming.,` the/outerjwall-fl of the side frame'' The innerand outerwallsare ar- Vranged'vinfspaced relation and are each. formed of a singletcontinuoustsheet metalv blankijEach vof said blanks isprovided with a plurality of truck columnportions 5, a

l pluralityjof top arch bar Vportions 6, a pliif yrality of bottomy archfbar portions 7 anda plurality of pedestal tie banportions *8,theN

truck column portions being spaced apart to form,- a 'bolsteropienin'g betweenpthem.

Theparts of thezpedestal tie bar portions 'of the side frame which are loe-ated betweenfthe,

truck .columns and the adjacent journal boxes (not shown)Y may 'advantageouslybe of tapering form,tlieir.greatest cross-section al areas Abeing at their junctures with the c vrespective truckcolumns. Such aconstruc- Y rtion not only imparts to the side frame 1ncrease'd strengthtoresist 'vertical loads, but it also reinforces land `supports the lower endsy of thel truck zcolumn so that failure Vof the side'V frame at these points `is reduced to a'niinimum.

, The bottom arch bar portionsor diagonal tens-ion members oftheinner and outer walls of the side frame, which extend at an angle to the top arch bar portions and to the pedestal tiebar portions, merge withand are integrally united tosaid topa-rch bar portions ofthe respective walls above the journal boxes at theends of the truck. y Each'of the v.continuous sheet metal blanks isformed with stiffening flanges adapted to eXten'dinwardly of each other, said flanges serving'to effectually brace the side frame against transverse and other thrusts. Portions of the stiffening flanges are utilized to unitethe blanks or wall portions of the side frame by a welding operation. Moreover,

bis dispositioning of stiffening flanges on one side only of the-respectivewalls ofthe truck enables said flanges to be made of maximum width, thereby increasing /the rigidity and strength` f the 'entire vside frame. .Eaehof thestiffening flanges proi vided on each metal blank preferably-'extends not more than one half thedistance toward the opposite wall-of the vtruck frame. Thisfconstruction is desirable because the production of a wide' flange at certain points of the structure would result in stretching of the metal, thereby reducing its thickness and weakening the side frame atgtholse points, whereas by forming the flanges of equal width' the stretching of the metal' is minimized and, moreover, the reduced Section is located at theA midline or center line of the side frame where the strength requirement is least, instead of occurring nearer the side walls of the frameY where Y the strength'requirement is greatest.V

Each complementary metal blank is provided with inwardly extending -stiffening flanges 9 which border. the adjacent sides of '.Vertical portions .of fing flangesl 9 are abutted and welded at inthetruck column ,portions *v5 of the respective Vwall sections.U T ey preferablymerg'e into and fare .united at their upper ends .by less Vpronounced flanges which stiften the centralror intermediate Vpart of the top arc-h bar portions. n e.

the inwardly extend terr-vals, as..indicated at 11. At the corner bends .uniting the truck column portions with the portion of the. flanges y9 forming the spring *plankseanthe said flanges are formed with 'overlapping tabs or lugs 12, one

of saiditabs being depressedsufliciently to receive, `the adj acent overlapping tabk in a transverse plane substantially flush as shown Vinilligures;3y and 6. AThe lower vertical .welds indicated at'll are continued around" 'the edg'ge.Y joint of j said overlapping tabs therebyformingstrong angle weld's termif nating inthe horizontally` welded portions .13:uni'ting the inwardly extending flanges 9 at'the bottom Voffthe bolster opening. The

overlapping tab portions are preferably designed to extendaround the corner bends.

- The top arch bar portions 6 of the-sheet metal or wall sections are preferably reinforced` by oppositely inwardly yextending flanges V14. The'outer edgeof eachrbolster columny is likewise preferably reinforced by ik inwardly projecting vflanges '15,. whileV the lower arch bars 7 may advantageously be provided along their upper edges withsimilarstiffening flanges 16, the saidflanges 14,

15 `aridf16 beingvcontinuous and forming substantially' triangular opening or win* dows in theside frame. i c

.l The `top portion of the side frameis preferably arranged in the form of a cambered compression member, thenwardly extendingflanges17 being provided on each cernplexnentarysheet and arranged lo meet on a linefpassing through the (center of the side frame. The flanges 17 are abutted inter- Vmediatezthe Yends of the truck, said abutted portions being firmly united by means of a form kof rivet lacingclearly-shown in Figarranged vandarealternatively slanted in Y Y opposite directions across ,the joint to prof vide for thestaggering of the heads in producing a vstrong and kdurable ."connection. The rivet lacing preferably terminates short of the journalbox bolt openings'lS-l arranged near the en'dsfof the side frame.`

The end portions pf the inwardly extend- .dil

ing langesl are preferably united by weld.- ing their adjacent edges a distance extending from the journal box boltV openings 19 to theends ot said tlanges. The welding ot the ends adjacent the rivet lacing is indicated by the nurneral 2O in Figures l and Q. T he lower ot the top arch bar portions adapted to overlie the ournal boxes are each 'formed with inturned stiiliening flanges 2l, each. of said flanges being provided at intervals with horizontal tabs or lugs 22 adapted to be itted one upon the other, as clearly shown at-,the right hand end of Figures l and 2. One series ot' said tabs is preferably offset to provide for the reception o'i an adjacent overlapping tab in a horizontal and flush surface which is designed to contact the top of the journal box, will be understood. Alined openings through which pass the journal box bolts are provided. in the tabs or lugs. The lugs or tabs are preferably welded together to inore firmly unite the sheet inetal sections at these points.

The bottoni arch bar portions 7 and more particularly the lower edges thereof, are provided Vwith inwardly extending stitl'ening flanges 23, said flanges being` provided at intervals with overlapping tabs or lugs 24s. Rivets Q5 pass through and firmly unite the tabs which are preferably arranged to oven lap each other in such a manner as to provide a substantially flush bottom surface lfor the said arch bar portions. One series of lugs may be offset, as shown in Figure 5,

to accomplish this result. The rivet connec-l tion of the lower arch bar portion extends to the juncture ot'` said arch bar `portions with the pedestal tie bar portions 8, the inwardly projecting stiiiiening flangesv 23k eK- tending around the said juncture, as indicated by the nuineral 2G in Figure l.`

The pedestal tie bar portions 8 ot the coinplenientary sheet metal sections are each providedV with inwardly extending stillen ing flanges 27, said tlanges extending beneath the lower ach bar portions and bol'- ster opening and terminating in the substantially llat ends ot said tie bar portions adapted to be connected to the underside ot the journal box by any desired insane, for example, the usual ournal box bolts (not shown). Overlapping tabs or lugs 28 are provided on said flanges, said tabs being arranged at intervals and extending it'roin point-.s beneath the truck coluinn outwardly to the ends of the tie bars. One series et said tabs is offset to provide for the meeting or the iianges 2T in a substantially tlat plane,

shown in Figure 8, with the interior surtace ot the flanges flush.

lt will also be perceived that a sheet inetal car truck side 'traine and more especially the corners uniting the truck coluinn and spring plank seat may be etli'ectively produced by abutting portions of the stiffening [langes structed in accordance with mypresent invention not only has the nierit of being constructed of light and reliable wrought metal, but its'oa-rts are so formed andV constructed'k that the points subjected to greatest strain under service conditions are rendered eX- ceedingly strong.

l elaiinzl. A car truck side Ytraine involving op. 7 positely arranged separate in'etal sheets united in a plane passing through the center oit the side 'traine and arranged to torni spaced outerand inner walls, each` ot said walls having a plurality ot truck column portions, a plurality ot top arch bar por- "tions, a plurality ol2 bottoni arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestall tie bar portions.

2. A car truck side trame involving two oppositely arranged wrought inetal ineinbers united to torni spaced 'apart inner and outeiilanged walls, each ofsaid walls hav ing a plurality of truck coluinn portions, a plurality oit top arch bar portions, a plurality of bottoni arch barp'ortions, and a plurality ot pedestal tie bar portions, and abutting flanges on said arch bar portions.

3. A car truck side traine involving a plurality oit' nietal sheets united in a vertical longitudinal plane passing through Vthe center ot the side traine and arranged to torni spaced outer and inner walls, each ot said walls having aplurality el: truck colunrn portions, a plurality ot top arch bar por.- tions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality o't'pedestal tie bar portions.

l.V A car truck side traine involving, a plurality of inetal sheets united to tornil spaced inner and outer walls, each of said walls having a plurality of trucl column portions, a. plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality ot bottoni arch bar portions, and a plurality 'oli pedestaltie bar por tions; and ineans including` a plurality ol' lil-shaped rivets adapted to lirinly connect said inetal sheets. Y

5. A car truck side 'traine involving a plurality ot inetal sheets united to torni spaced inner and outer walls, each ott said walls having a plurality of truck colunin portions, a plurality ot top arch bar portions, a plurality ot' bottonev arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions; and a plurality ol' 'rivets lirinly connecting said inetal sheets.

6. A car truclt side traine involving a plurality ot inetal sheets united to torni spaced inner and outer walls, each of said walls having a plurality of truck column portions, a plurality of top arch bar portions,a' plurality oit bottom-:arch bari por- Y tions,'-and a plurality of pedestal tie bar por- K sheets. l

" v.pluralityplvmetal sheets united to form versely lace a Y ot said yWalls having aWplura-lity of truclry 7. ri car truck side frame involving a plurality o't-inetal `sheetsunited totorm spaced inner and outer Walls,`each of said Walls lhaving a plurality of truclr column portions, aplurality oi -topI arch bar portions, a. plurality oi bottom arch barV poru tions, andva plurality ot pedestal tie barV portions," rivet-means .connecting the interf lmediate rupper portion of said metal sheets,Y

anduwveld` means connecting said metal sheets` together at each end of* said rivet means. I: i 'Y V.8; A car truck Yside frame 'involving a spaced inner and outer Walls, eacliotsaid Walls having a; plurality Voljtiuclr column portions, aplurality of top arch carportions, a plurality oitI bottoni' arch bar p`ortions, and aplurality ol pedestal tie bar portions; andrivet means adapted to 'trans-v part ot the upper portion ol said 'metal 'sheet-s together. 1

19. A car truck Vside traineinvolving` a plurality 'of inet-al `sheets united to torni spaced inner andouter. Walls, each of said Walls having plurality vof truck column p'ortionsa 'plurality'or" top arch vbar portions, a' plurality ot' bottom arclibar portions, and 'a pluralityof pedestal tie bar portions; means including a plurality of t transversely arranged rivets adapted to lace an intermediate section ot the upper portions of said metal sheets,"an`d Weld means uniting said metal sheets adjacent said-rivet lacing. Y

v10. A car truck side 'raine`involving a pairot Wrought metal slieets'shapedv to pro-` vide spaced outer and f inner Walls, each coluinuportions, a plurality of top archbar portions, a plurality of bottomv arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestaltie bar portions, said truck 'column portions being provided With stiti'ening flanges adapted to be Welded at spacedintervals and having projections adapted to be overlapped and Welded at the lowerlcornersof said colunins.

11. A Wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner Walls, each ot said Walls Vhaving a "plurality of truck column portions, a plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality oflbottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of'pedestal tie bar portions, said truck column portions being providedwith inwardly extendingv flanges, and projectionsprovided onV -said flanges, said projectionsl being" adapted Ato be overlapped' and Welded." l. 12. A Wrought ineta'lcar truck ,sidelframe v.involving spacedouter and'inneravalls, each t of., said wallshaviiig.a pluralityof truck formed With overlapping portions Welded together atfthe corner. bends uniting the Ytruclrcolumn portions andthe spring plank seat portion of thevtiuckfadjacent portions of saidframe being butt Welded.

, 13. Axvrought metal cartruck sideV frame involving spaced outer and inner Walls, each of said walls having a plurality of truck y ,-coluninportions', aplurality of top archY bar portions, a plurality 4vof bottoni' arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestaltie bar portionsggsaid truck column 'portions being provided Witlioverlapped flanges Weldedhto'- getlier and l extending laroundv the angle Jformed :it-the juncture of the truck columns v-andspring'plank seatportion of the truck, 'portions ot said kflanges beingin alinement.

1a; A Wrought metal car truck side trame involvinginetal sheetst'orining spaced outer `and inner Walls, each of said'vvalls having aV plurality of truck column portions7 a plurality of top arch barportions, Vaplurality of bottom archfrbar portionsand a plurality of pedestal tiefbar portions, said bottom arch b r portions being provided With in` Wardly extending langeshaving portions thereoi:` adapted to abut and to be Welded.

' A15. v A Wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner Walls, each of said Walls having a. pluralilty of truck column portions, a plurality of top arch` column portions, a plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality of bottoni arch bar portions, and a plurality ofpedvestal tie bar portions, said' bottom` varch bar portions bef ing formed With non-continuous voverlapped portions adaptedto be connected.

16.y A wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer andinner Walls, each of saidvva'lls having aA plurality of truck column portions,a plurality of toparcli bar portions, a plurality of bottom arch'bar portions, and a plurality Vof pedestal tieV bar portions, said bottom arch barA portions having a, plurality of overlapping portions arranged at spacedintervals and adapted to be connected. Y l e 17. A Wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced -outerandinner Walls, each of said Walls having a plurality of truck column portions a plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality/'of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions, said bottom arch bar portions having aplurality of overlapping portions, and

rivet means connecting said overlapped portions.

18. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner walls, each of said walls having a plurality of truck column portions, a plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality ofbottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions, a plurality of perforated over# lapped portions provided on the lower edges of the bottom arch bar portions and arranged to extend over the journal boxes, rivet-s passing through certain of the perforated overlapped portions, and journal box bolts Vpassing through other of said perforated overlapped portions.

19. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving` spaced outer and inner walls, each of said walls having a plurality of truck column portions, a plurality of topi arch bar portions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions; inwardly extending flanges provided on the bottom arch bary portions, and projections extending from said flanges, said projections being overlapped and connected.

20. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner walls, each of said walls having a plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions; said pedestal tie bar portionshaving a plurality of overlapped portions arranged at spaced intervals upon at least one side of the truck column portions, and means connecting said overlapped portions.

2l. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving` spaced outer and inner walls, each of said walls having a plurality of top arch bail portions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions; said pedestal tie bar portions having a plurality of overlapped portions, and rivet means connecting said overlapped portions.

22. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner walls, each ofsaid `walls having a plurality of top arch bar portions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie har portions; a plurality of overlapped portions provided on the lower edges of said pedestal tie bar portions, and rivets extending therethrough and connecting said overlappedV portions.

28. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner walls, each of said walls having a plurality of top arch baiI portions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions; a plurality of perforated overlappedV portions provided on said pedestal tie bar portions and arranged to extend be neath the journal box, rivets passing through certain of the perforated overlapped portions, and journal box bolts passing through other of said perforated overlapped portions. Y

2a. A wrought metal car truck side frame involving spaced outer and inner walls, each of said walls having a plurality of top arch bar poi-tions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of pedestal tie bar portions; inwardly extending flanges provided on said pedestal tie bar portions, and projections extending from said flanges, said projections being adapted to be overlapped and connected. i

251A caiitruclr side frame comprising at least `two metal members united in spaced relation and shaped to form a bolster opening, means including' a plurality of rivets for uniting' said members at the top and bottom thereof, and weld means uniting said members adjacent the bolster opening.

26. A car truck side frame including two flanged sheet metal members united to form spaced walls provided with a bolster opening, the flanges of said members when united extending in opposite directions, rivet means connecting portions of said members, and weld means connecting other portions of said members.

27. The method of manufacturing a ltlt) to forni flanges projecting toward each other, uniting portions of said lflanges by rivets, and welding other portions of said flanges. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

Gusrar A. aimnnsoiv.

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